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What you really need to know about the internet

Prof. John Naughton

Wolfson’s Vice-President, Professor John Naughton, The Observer‘s technology columnist and historian of the internet, has published a new book looking at the changes in our media ecosystem brought about by technological change, From Gutenberg to Zuckerberg: What you really need to know about the internet. More…

New Year Honours for Wolfson members

Two College members have been rewarded for their achievements in the New Year Honours List 2012. Dr Carrie Herbert, who studied for her PhD at Wolfson, was awarded an MBE for services to education as the founder of the pioneering Cambridge-based charity Red Balloon, which works with bullied children to help them return to mainstream education. Mr Matthew Moss, Senior Member, and Private Secretary to the University’s Vice-Chancellor, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, was made a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO).

Dr Alan Burgess MA

College regrets to record the death of Dr Alan Burgess, Emeritus Fellow, on 27 December 2011. Formerly a University Lecturer in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Alan was a Fellow of the College from 1966 to 2001 and Emeritus Fellow from 2001.

Database full of promise

Wolfson Fellow, Professor Stephen Oliver, is the initiating force behind a new tool for scientists called PomBase, which catalogues the functions of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The yeast is important to researchers of heritable diseases and cancers because its cells functions much like human cells, and the PomBase database gathers together information about its behaviour from a variety of sources. The database is the product of a collaboration between researchers from the University of Cambridge, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) and University College London (UCL), and is part of a 5-year project funded by the Wellcome Trust. Read more…

College Visitor

Wolfson College is pleased to announce that the Lord Sainsbury of Turville will be the next College Visitor, following his election as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge by the Senate in October. (more...)

Senior member recognised for nurturing entrepreneurs

Dr Shailendra Vyakarnam

Wolfson Senior Member Dr Shailendra Vyakarnam has won a high-profile award following his work to improve entrepreneurial education in Asia. (more...)

Farewell to David

Members of the College past and present came together to express heartfelt thanks and congratulations to Head Porter David Luhrs at his retirement reception on 11 August. (more...)

Wolfson twins with St Antony’s College Oxford

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St Antony's College Oxford

Terms of the twinning agreement with St Antony’s College Oxford were finalised at Guest Night in the Easter Term, when Professor MacMillan, Warden of St Antony’s, and two of their Fellows were entertained at Wolfson by the President, Professor Richard J. Evans FBA. (more...)

Wolfson People

Wolfson College has a large membership, ranging from Students to Honorary Fellows. In this section you can find out more about the different constituencies which make up the Wolfson community.